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PRESS RELEASE 12 December 2014 “Where is Sombath?” The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) and the community of Magsaysay Awardees had been asking this question for two years now, since RM Awardee Sombath Somphone disappeared in his native Laos. Somphone received the Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 2005 in recognition of “his hopeful efforts to…

PRESS RELEASE 6 November 2014 Looking back, learning lessons, and moving forward. These were the major themes that emerged from the “Building Disaster Resilience through Community Systems for Food, Water, Health, and Livelihood” dialogue. It was held on Nov. 4, just days before the first-year anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) on Nov. 8. This event…

PRESS RELEASE 20 October 2014 The Dublin City University (DCU) paid tribute to Mohammad Yunus and honored him with an honorary Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil honoris causa) last October 18 at The Helix, DCU. Yunus received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1984 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. He was recognized, for both awards, for his work with the Grameen Bank, which has…

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There are rare moments in our lives that we would remember for ever. When the RMAF President called me and told me I was nominated for the Magsaysay Award it became one of those rare precious moments in my life. When I look back at the time between hearing the news and participating at the award ceremony, every moment is of joy, surprise and satisfaction. Soon I got calls from friends,…

What gave me joy during that week is when I met interesting people who work with passion, all of them including the RMAF staff whose energy and charming ways influenced me. Every time I go through all the activities even if a bit tiring, I forgot my tiredness. I just wish I was able to speak more in detail with my fellow awardees, if they are provided with a translator. I can only talk smoothly…

Posted by: Teacher ia Last Monday, several people gathered at Ramon Magsaysay Foundation to listen to Mr. Mahabir Pun talk about the use of ICT in inclusive education. He also narrated his experiences and challenges as the “Father of Internet in Nepal”. As an educator, when I listen to inspiring speakers share about their life, I always look at how I can use what I learned from the…

AWARDEES

In few countries of the world is journalism as professionally intricate, politically risky, and socially challenging as in China. And because of China’s position in the world, in few countries is journalism’s practice as far-reaching in its consequences. In this context, the career of sixty-one-year-old Hu Shuli is truly exemplary. Hu comes from a distinguished line of journalists:…

We are familiar with corruption in high places. But what about corruption in low places? For example, how much of the development aid earmarked for Asia’s rural poor every year actually reaches the poor? Huge sums are involved. In India, the government spends some $200 million annually for rural assistance in the state of Rajasthan alone. This is where ARUNA ROY and the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti…

Moral authority is the bedrock of democracy. Where corruption undermines public trust, even a popularly elected government can lose its legitimacy. All public servants are therefore called upon to keep the faith and discharge their duties honestly. The Philippines today struggles against a debilitating legacy. Continuing scarcity for the majority, combined with years of uninhibited greed…